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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho asked the transportation industry’s players on Friday to choose a digital system to provide better services to people and visitors to the coastal state, noting that tourists from all over the world travel to Goa. In accordance with this plan, private buses will be contracted out to the state-run Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited (KTCL) in order to improve public transportation. All bus, taxi, and other transportation industry stakeholders were asked by Godinho to support technology and digital systems and unite on one platform. “Digital systems will completely transform the game. Digital systems won’t…

Goemkarponn Desk DABOLIM: Dabolim Airport Director S V T Dhanamjaya Rao said that Dabolim Airport does not have any slump in air traffic. He said that 175 slots have already been booked for winter season. “Dabolim is being connected to Kalaburgi in Karnataka; flights to Nagpur will start in winter. We are expecting further improvement and further connections, international as well as charters,” he added. He said that after commissioning of the new terminal building, the domestic flights will then be able to handle more number of flights while the dedicated international terminal will allow more international flights connections even…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: According to a study from the Goa State Pollution Control Board that was presented to the Assembly yesterday, Panaji has the worst air quality among the six towns in Goa, with Cuncolim having the worst industrial estate and Amona having the worst mining sector. The paper details the Ambient Air Quality Monitoring (AAQM) data from the 19 National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP) sites located throughout Goa between April 2022 and March 2023. Panaji’s PM10 concentrations are now at 68 g/m3. PM10 refers to airborne particles with a diameter of 10 microns or less (PM10) that can have…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that 32 complaints have been received pertaining to unruly tourists since April 2018 and up to current year (30.06.2023). “32 complaints have been received pertaining to unruly tourists since April 2018 and upto current year (30.06.2023); there is no specific place/spot vulnerable for disorderly tourist behavior,” said Sawant He further said that there is no increase in such incidences. However, if any such cases are reported action taken against the concerned under appropriate provisions of law. “Police Stations are maintaining foot patrolling and mobile patrolling by deploying staff at the tourist spots…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that a total 26 cases of land grabbing/scam have been disposed off. “Total 26 cases of land grabbing/scam have been disposed off. The investigation of land grabbing cases involves forged documents/old Portuguese documents, which are required to be examined thoroughly,” said Sawant He further said that, the investigation also includes collection of related documents from other Government agencies and scrutinizing the same as per the requirement of case. “In some cases documents are also need to be sent for expert examination and for the opinion of the expert to ascertain the genuineness…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that lack of cooperation from the accused, arrested in drug cases, has hampered in-depth investigation. “Whenever any person is found in illegal possession of drugs, an offence is registered under appropriate section of law. Further investigation is carried out to track the suppliers and source of illegal drugs. However, during the investigation accused person do not cooperate or disclose the source. However Police have gone to trace the backward/forward linkage of drug peddlers,” said CM Sawant Sawant said that 57 illegal gun-related cases have been registered in State from the year 2018…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Delhi High Court has firmly stood in favor of PPL India, the legitimate owner of on-ground public performance rights for Sound Recordings, in a case filed against Canvas Communication, a Delhi based event management company, which attempted to evade obtaining a valid license from PPL India, relying on questionable advisories from Cinefil Producers Performance Limited (Copyright Society registered for Cinematograph Films only) and the DJ Light and Sound Association, a private body based in Chandigarh. Canvas Communication had previously contested PPL India’s legal status, arguing that it was not a registered copyright society and hence not…